Auxiliary spring or broken-spring repairer.



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APPLICATION MIXED saw. 7, 1912.

I Patented Feb. 18, 1913. r

CHESTER TAYLOR, OF P Aso' ROBLES, can-momma.

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, Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18,1913.

Application filedSeptember 7, 1912. Ser'lal No. 219,102

T 0 all whom it may concern? Be it known that l, CHns'i-ER TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paso Robles, in the county. of San Luis Obispo and State of California, have invented a new and useful Auxiliary Spring or Broken-Spring Repairer; and I do here by declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of vehicles, and more particularly to a new and useful auxiliary spring, attachable to the spring originally on the vehicle.

The invention aims, as one of the objects thereof. to provide an auxiliary spring, adapted not only for reinforcing the original springs, but for repairing the same, in

case they become broken.

Another objectof the invention is to provide novel, desirable and practical means for attaching the auxiliary spring in place.

In the drawings there is disclosed certain features, but in practicalfields these features may necessitate alterations, to which the patentee is entitled, provided the alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings':Figure 1 is a view showing the application of the improved auxiliary spring, and constructed in accordance with the "invention. Fig. 2 is aplan view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3- 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4t is aview in side elevation, illustrating a different method for applying the auxiliary spring. Fig. 5 view through Fig. 4.

Referring more particularly to the drawings l designates a portion of the frame of a vehicle, on which the body and driving mechanism (not shown) are adapted to be mounted, while 2 denotes the axle baradapb ed for carrying the axle bearings, whereas=3 marks one of the body springs, which is interposed between the bar 2 and the frame 1 in the usual manner. Thespring 3 rests upon and is secured to. the bar 2 by the clips 4, and has its ends linked, pivoted or otherwise connected to the frame 1, as at 5. The clips l also'secure the auxiliary spring that the structure may be varied.

is a sectional v eningor repairing the spring 3, in case the same becomes unavoidably broken. The.

. upper surface of the springfi at its ends is 6 upon the spring The not only re nforces thespring 3' originally, but also constitutes means for ,reinforcingfstrength provided with recesses 7. Anchored under the clips 4 and extending in opposite directions are lea-f metal'members 8, which constitute supplemental devices for reinforca ing "the auxiliary spring 6 and thereby doubly strengthening the spring 3. These leafmetal member's where they are arranged under the clips 4: are provided with shoulders 9, to contact with the ,clips, when a pulling strain is exerted on the members.

The outer ends of the members terminate in sleeves rectangular in cross-section, whichreceive therectangular portions 11 ofthe clips 12, which are U-sha-ped in cross section. The sleeves 10 are mounted in the recesses 7, which are of suflicient size to permit movement of the sleeves. the clips 12 at their lower ends terminate in lateral lugs, to engage under the spring 3, thereby holding the. end of the spring 6 properly in position, in order to reinforce the spring -3, whether the same has become broken or not. The rectangular sleeves prevent the clips 12 from twisting.

InFigs. a and 5 the leaf metal members are dispensed with. thereby simplifying the construction of and enabling one to observe From the foregoing it will be noted that ,there has been'devised a novel, simple and efiicient auxiliary spring or spring repairer, and one which has been found desirable and practical.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed asnew and useful is lnpombination with a body spring, an emergency repairer for the v body spring,

'compr1sing an auxiliary spring mounted on the body spring, clips for anchoring the central port-ion of the auxiliary spr ng firmly in position on the body spring, the auxiliary spring having its upper face at each end provided with recesses, leaf metal member's secured-under the clips andextending in opposite directions and provided with'shoulf ders to contact with the clips; the leaf metal members terminating in their outer ends in sleeves rectangular in cross section mounted to move slightly in the recesses at each end The side barsof of the auxiliary spring, U-shaped clips havnaine to this speeifimtion in the presence of ing rectangular portions lgeceived in tile two subscribing witnesses. sleeves and straddling the ody s )rin t 1e n w r side bars of the U-shaped clips tei'inin titing CHkSrl EL in lateral ends to engage under the body Witnesses: spring. A. NYBERG,

In testimony whereof I have signed my J. H. VAN VORMER. 

